What does it take to write a thoughtful, inspiring devotional? Do you have to have a wide range of experiences from which to draw? Do you need to have deep spiritual insight to the most obscure scriptures (or not-so-obscure ones)? The April Writer’s Workshop will focus on techniques for writing devotionals. Whether you write for a blog, a church website, […][...]
Four days before her wedding, Kimberly Woods got a life-changing phone call. Kimberly had been living with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart disease that causes the muscles to be abnormally thick resulting in difficulty pumping blood. In August she was placed on the waiting list for a heart transplant. At noon on September 28, 2021, Kimberly received a call from the […][...]
Grace College is pleased to announce four 2022 full-tuition President’s Scholarship recipients: Seth Busby of Middletown, Ind., Hannah Kozlowski of Mukwonago, Wis., Jozee King-Cook of Lakeville, Ind., and Jai’Lin Parker of Elkhart, Ind. Presidential Scholarship Days, an annual competition for high-achieving high school seniors, awards more than $2 million in scholarships. These days are one facet of the robust financial [...]
For many in the Charis Fellowship, Momentum Ministry Partners played a big part in their faith journey. Through youth conference, urban centers, travel teams, and training resources, Momentum has been serving the Fellowship for more than eighty years. Jordan Gillette credits Momentum with providing the foundation launched him into full-time ministry. He said the biggest turning point in his life […][...]
Water for Good is a cooperating ministry of the Charis Fellowship with a goal of providing clean, lasting water for every man, woman, and child in the Central African Republic. They work with locals to drill and maintain water pumps in villages across the region. They also operate a radio station that broadcasts hygiene information alongside the Gospel. Water for Good […][...]
Tony Livigni grew up in an Italian family in northeast Ohio. While he and his family were primarily Catholic, Tony would say that he lacked a real, personal relationship with God. As a high school student, Tony describes himself as “painfully and awkwardly shy.” He was in a continually depressed state, spending most of his time playing his guitar and […][...]
Encompass World Partners is coordinating relief efforts for Ukrainian Refugees in France in conjunction with the Château de Saint Albain. Find information below on how you can get involved. A version of this information originally appeared in a newsletter from Encompass. Find more information about encompass on their website here. Your church can provide assistance to Ukrainian refugees arriving in […][...]
Momentum Ministry Partners awarded Grace Church, Town Center Campus in Kennesaw, Ga., the Breakthrough Church of the Year award. In 2021 and during the heart of COVID, Grace Church, Town Center Campus had to add another service…and not because they needed to socially distance themselves, but because God was doing incredible work and they outgrew their space. Their church sits in […][...]
“The only problem was, of all those truths about God, of all the things I was told He was, I refused to believe the most important one: That He loved me.” Isaiah Bryant, attender of Renew Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Mississauga, Ontario, was recently baptized. In this video, he shares his story of growing up in the church but […][...]
“I asked Ashley to serve in the nursery and got much more than that.” Three years ago when John Contreras, family ministry pastor at Osceola Grace Brethren Church in northern Indiana, learned he needed a new kidney, he had no idea the plan God was orchestrating. A few years prior, God had led Ashely Sipocs to Osceola Grace by a […][...]
Mike and Kathy McKeever are the newest addition to the mobilization team at Encompass World Partners, a national ministry of the Charis Fellowship. Encompass has a vision to spread the knowledge and glory of God among the least reached of our world, and they are currently pursuing this mission in 29 countries. Although new to Encompass, the McKeever are no […][...]
Momentum Ministry Partners is a national ministry of the Charis Fellowship. Each summer they host a youth conference where thousands of teens gather for a week of biblical teaching, outreach opportunities, ministry training, and fellowship with other teens. This summer they are offering additional afternoon options for teaching and training. Below is information from their recent newsletter. Students attending the […][...]
In light of recent activity in Ukraine, Encompass Crisis Response is organizing a time of prayer for the Ukrainian church. They released the following statement. Please join us for a time of prayer for Ukraine and for the Ukrainian Church this Saturday, February 26, at 12:00 p.m. EST. Global worker Steve Galegor and his Ukrainian friend, Pastor Anton, will lead […][...]
As the Beijing Olympics draw to a close, there is speculation about China (mainland) and its intentions to threaten Taiwan. The Middle East has continued hostility toward the state of Israel and terrorist groups like ISIS that work on reconstituting. Of course, Russia and Ukraine have dominated the news for several weeks and no one knows what will happen there. […][...]
Two national organizations within the Charis Fellowship are looking to fill positions. See more information about the opportunities below. Encompass World Partners Administrative Assistant Do you enjoy working with others to help complete everyday projects? If so, we may have the right position for you! Encompass World Partners is seeking to hire an administrative assistant to join our team in […][...]
Assist Church Expansion, a national ministry of the Charis Fellowship, exists to catalyze new churches, sites, mergers, and adoptions that will expand our movement with Legacy Churches. One way they facilitate and enable this is through Adventure Teams. Assist Adventure Teams are one to seven day ministry experiences that give participants the opportunity to come alongside partner churches including new plants, […][...]
Discipling and investing in the next generation is essential, and it’s hard to think of a better example than Paul’s relationship with Timothy. In the opening and closing remarks of the first chapter of his first letter to Timothy, Paul addresses him as, “my son.” Paul’s letters to Timothy are full of advice, encouragement, admonition, and reminders that he is […][...]
Uprooted trees, downed power lines, crushed cars, and shattered homes made up the scene that greeted volunteers in Bowling Green, Ky., in late December. A few weeks prior, western Kentucky was devastated by an EF 4 tornado that ripped across the region with winds up to 190 mph. Immediately following the tornados, the Encompass Crisis Response team leapt into action. Director Barb […][...]
With Super Bowl LVI on everyone’s minds, take a look back at a previous Super Bowl where the first Super Bowl title for the New England Patriots led to a children’s home being built in Thailand. In 2002, the New England Patriots defeated the St. Louis Rams during the Super Bowl XXXVI. Playing strong safety for the Patriots was Je’Rod Cherry, who […][...]
Alice Koontz Alice Evelyn Koontz of Winona Lake, Ind. (wife of Charles Hollis Koontz), went home to be with her Lord and Savior whom she loved and served on Sunday, February 6, 2022, at Grace Village Assisted Living in Winona Lake, Ind., at the age of 89. Alice worked as church secretary at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, a Charis […][...]